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Solent Sky Museum

The museum showcases the international importance of aviation history in Southampton and Solent area. The Solent region gave birth to the Spitfire, as well as being the home of the Imperial Airways flying boats. Between 1910 and 1960 local aircraft manufacturers produced an incredible variety of flying machines, from experimental rocket fighters to hovercraft, helicopters and spacecraft. The museum has over 20 airframes on display from the golden age of aviation, including the Spitfire, the record-breaking Supermarine S6 and the giant Sandringham flying boat.

The Police History Society was founded in 1985 and now has over 250 members world-wide, although most are in the U.K. They include serving and retired members of police forces, academics, librarians, writers, police forces and police related museums and people from many occupations who have an interest in police history.

The HRO has a large collection of historic police material and hundreds of historic photographs. They also keep the original ‘Examination Books’ for Hampshire which contain details of all officers hwo have served between 1839 and 1987.

The PRO has a large collection of historic police material and many historic photographs. They also keep the original ‘Examination Books’ for Portsmouth City Police which contain details of all officers who have served between 1860 and 1967.

The SRO has a large collection of historic police material and hundreds of historic photographs. They also keep the original ‘Examination Books’ for Southampton which contain details of all officers who have served between 1861 and 1987.